I've found anyone in full lycra has a 50/50 chance of being a total jerk. I tend to ride in regular cargo shorts and dri-fit top because I'm going to the gym (most days) or on a spin 'round the country roads, and people look at my clothes and snort "You're not a *real* biker."

...I'm on a *bike* carrying *cargo* wearing full *protective gear* and *blinky lights*... I tend to think that because I'm actively avoiding using a car to do my errands, I *am* a *real* biker, thankyouverymuch. I feel like saying "'kay, boys, let's go out to the park and we can bounce our 'real' bikes down the rock gardens, and we'll see who seems to be the 'real' biker, and who's the freddish poser."

*sigh*